3-D; Kobo

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

In Wednesday’s National Post I explore the resurgence of 3-D, and over on The Afterword I chat with Shortcover’s Michael Serbinis about new e-reading service Kobo.

Anno dominant

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

In today’s National Post, I chat with Fred Kaplan, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and columnist at Slate, about his new book 1959: The Year Eveything Changed, and examine the spate of non-fiction books — 1959, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1989 — which claim a year as “the most important ever.”

Emily Schultz; Thomas Hine

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

In today’s National Post, I talk to Toronto author Emily Schultz, author of the new novel Heaven is Small, and talk to design critic and cultural commentator Thomas Hine about his book The Great Funk: Styles of the Shaggy, Sexy, Shameless 1970s.

The art of Bush

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

In today’s National Post, I look back on the art that will come to represent the presidency of George W. Bush.

Simon Winchester; Ken Alexander

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

In today’s National Post, I chat with author Simon Winchester about his new book The Man Who Loved China. Also: I spoke to Ken Alexander yesterday about his resignation from The Walrus. Read the Q & A here.

Obscure Canadian history

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

I take a look at some lesser-known bits of Canadian history in today’s Canada Day edition of the National Post.